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J. CASTLE. ADVERTISING MACHINE.

No. 340,285. Patented Apr. 2 1886.

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ADVERTISING' MACHINE.

:JEEGIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 340,285, dated April 20,1886.

Application filed ()ltohnr 5, 1855. sci-31m. 179,010. (No model.) Patented in Canada October H, 1885, No. 22,633.

To aZZ whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JAMns CASTLE, of the city of Toronto, in the county of York, in the Province of Ontario, Canada, have invented anew and useful Improvement in Advertising Machines, (for which I have obtained a patent in Canada, No. 22,633, dated October 14, 1885;) and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to which my said invention appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to letters of reference marked thereon.

. The object of my invention is to provide a machine that will have the twofold function of displaying advertisements permanently at tached to a traveling sheet, and at the same time a bill-distributing device, the operative mechanism of which is made to act simultaneously upon that of the advertising-sheet, both mechanisms being adapted to be put in motion by the simple withdrawal of a bill; and my said invention consists, essentially, of a rectangular case,constructed of wood or other suitable material, the same being provided with a glass panel in its front side, through which the permanent advertisements may be seen and read, and having below the said panel an elongated opening or slot, through which one or other of the bills to be distributed is always made to protrude, a printed notice consisting of the words take one being placed between the lower part of the glass panel and said slot. Vithin the said case, suspended on suitable bearings, are two distinct sets of rollers and bands, oneset carrying the traveling advertisements and the other set, to-- gether with the receiving and discharging roller and the main or driving roller, constituting the bill-distributing mechanism.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a view of the case with one side removed. Fig. 2 is a front view with the front of the case removed, and also a portion of the advertising-sheet therein, in order to show the interior mechanism of the device. Fig. 3 is a front view of the case closed.

Similar letters of reference indicate the same parts in all the views.

A represents the case; B, the glass panel in the front of the case, 0, the end of a protrudthe same showing the spaces for advertise- U ments, it being borne in mind that only onehalf of the width of this sheet is shown in the drawings,

E is the driving-roller, turned by the crank handle 0, bywhich means motion is given to the whole series of rollers.

F isthe receiving and discharging roller, which is shown in full lines as when empty; also when partly filled, and also when full, in dotted lines, its axles or bearings being arranged to slide in the slots j" in the case.

G is a band-tightening roller, preferably of metal, located iu'front of the discharging-roll er F.

H is also a band-tightening roller, located at the back of the driving-roller.

I J K are band-carrying rollers, located as shown, so as to provide space for the rollers N O P, which carry the sheet of advertisements.

L L are two elastic bands, which transfer the motion from the driving-roller E to all the other rollers and also secure the chain of bills 011 the roller F.

Ris the opening or elongated slot in the case, through which the bills are fed into and discharged from the machine A guide-piece, S, covered by a thin piece of sheet metal, S, is placed in front of the roller F, and acts as a switclrby turning the bills to be distributed outward from said roller.

In operating my invention the bills for dis tribution are first fed into the machine as a chain of sheets through the slot R on the receiving-roller F,by turning the driving-roller E, with its crank-handle e, in a backward direction, the first sheet entered being over- ]appedby the second, the second by the third, and so on,consecutively,until the said roller is charged to its full capacity, the last one eutered being left protruding a short distance from the case, the rollers I J K and tighteningrollers G and H being operated simultaneously by the connecting-bands LL, and by the same movement'the advertising-sheet D made to travel over the rollers N O P, the two last named receiving their motion from the said bands L L by frictional contact in passing said rollers, while the roller N is' turned by the passage of the said advertisingsheet D. At this stage the machine is in condition for the delivery of the bills in succession, and upon the withdrawal of one of which the advertising-sheet is moved in a straight downward direction, simultaneously with the motion of the discharging-roller F, and the nextsucceeding bill made to protrude and placed in condition for similar withdrawal.

It is obvious that the bills can be also discharged independently of the hand-withdrawal by the turning of the driving-roller E,witl1 its crank-handle e in a forward direction.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. The combination, in an advertising and bill-distributing machine, of an inclosing'case provided with a glass panel in its front side,

an elongated transverse opening or slot beneath said panel, mechanism for carrying an endless advertising-sheet, consisting, essentially, of a series of rollers suitably mounted within said case, and mechanism for receiving ers and elastic bands, a drivingroller, and a bill receiving and discharging roller, both mechanisms being adapted to be put in motion by the simple withdrawal of one of the bills, substantially as described and shown.

2. In a combined bill-distributing and advertising machine,the rollers G H I J K, elastic bands L L, the driving-roller E, and the receiving and discharging roller F, allcombined and arranged for operation substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

3. The combination, in a bill distributing and advertising machine, with the rollers E F G H I J'K, elastic bands L L, rollers N O I, traveling sheet D, of the operating sheet or bill 0, all substantially as described and shown, and for the purposes set forth.

JAMES CASTLE.

\Vitnesses:

CHARLES BURTON GAMBLE, H. \V. HIRSCHBERG, Jr. 

